scholarly journals Local Public Servants and Employees in the Republic of Croatia: Legal Position and Obligations

10.4335/60 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-428
Author(s):  
Duško Lozina ◽  
Mirko Klarić

The topic of this paper is an analysis of the legal position of local public servants and employees in the Republic of Croatia as well as of their rights and obligations in the light of the enactment of the Public Servants and Employees in local and regional self-government Act. In this sense, the concept and characteristics of the status of the administrative public servant from the aspect of administrative theory and practice are analysed, a short comparative overview of different official systems in Europe is given, and the position of local public servants and employees in Croatia in the light of positive legal regulations is analysed. In the conclusion, an assessment of the existing officials system which is related to local public servants and employees in Croatia is given in the context of the stated modern systems of public administration. Also assessed is whether the enacted legal regulations will have a positive effect on the implementation of personnel policy, greater motivation and the work of local public servants and employees thereby finally resulting in a better and more quality functioning of local self-government. Key words: • Republic of Croatia • public administration • local self-government • local public servants and employees

Author(s):  
Л. С. Загребельна

At the present stage of the state-building in Ukraine, professionalisation of the public service and formation of the professional linguistic competence of public servants are top-priority issues. Proper command of the state language and the ability to use it correctly is mandatory for the people working in public administration. In this regard, an urgent need arises to clearly identify the competences of business communication and the areas of competence development of public servants generating strong interest on behalf of scientists. The rationale of the topic researched is determined by both the theoretical and practical importance of the issues related to the improvement of the professional speech of specialists working under conditions of constant communication (contact and distant, direct and indirect, oral and written, dialogic and monologic, interpersonal and mass, private and official, informational and factual, related to the inner world of the speaker). The objective of the research is to determine the ways of improving the linguistic competence of public servants. The achievement of the objective in question provides for implementation of the following tasks: • Generalise the approaches to the definitions of the notions of “communicative competence,” “linguistic competence,” “communicative behaviour,” “culture of business communication,” and “communicative professiogram”• Determine the linguistic competence as a factor required for shaping up the professional image of a public servant• Develop proposals for enhancing the linguistic training of public servants • Propose the measures to deepen the linguistic competence of public servants through the systematised linguistic communicative professiogram. The article presents a set of measures aimed at improving the linguistic competence of public administration employees. The emphasis is made on the communicative professiogram which outlines the components of linguistic competences required and the forms of enhancing the communicative culture of public servants.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Vukonjanski

The paper presents the experiences of Serbia and selected European Union countries in the field of professional development of civil servants as one of the most important factors in the reform processes of professionalisation and depolitization of the public sector. The performed comparison showed that the professional development of public servants in the observed countries has certain similarities, but also differences.Similarities relate firstly to the already established general consent to the treatment of this area as an important development factor for each state, then in the organization of management of professional development, as well as the technology of that performance with the accompanying evaluations. It was noted that the professional development of civil servants in the Republic of Serbia is still not being given the necessary attention in higher education, while significant improvements have been made in terms of improving the form of professional development through training and seminars.As for the technology of the observed professional development, it is in Serbia in the stage of constitution, and the expectations are that the latest amendments to the laws will improve this area. The significance of this contribution should be achieved through the work of the National Academy of Public Administration, as newly established centralized institutions entrusted with all expert and related executive and other state administration tasks related to the preparation, organization, monitoring and evaluation of the program of professional development of employees in public administration.


SEEU Review ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-184
Author(s):  
David Berat ◽  
Agush Demirovski

AbstractThis article is about the rights of the Roma in North Macedonia and the level of discrimination that Roma are facing while employed in the public sector in the Republic of North Macedonia. The aims and objectives of the article are theoretical and practical understanding of the situation of Roma and the violation of their rights through direct and indirect discrimination at work. The data was collected during the period from May-July 2019 via 52 collected questionaries from a total of 70 public servants who were asked to be a part of the research.The article shows new data we have collected from employed Roma as public servants in different institutions in the state. The surveyed public servants were 52 in total, from which 34 are employees with secondary education, 17 are with university education and only 1 has a masters degree.The questionnaire is composed out of 17 questions about the forms of discrimination, feeling or witnesing discrimination at their workplace, who caused the discrimination, witnessing the spread of prejudices and stereotypes about the Roma, rejection of colleagues to share an office with Roma, and who caused the discrimination. One of the results shows that 55% of the surveyed Roma did not have a single training from their employer in the last 12 months and that 69% of those surveyed stated that they felt discrimination in the last 12 months on everyday basis.


Author(s):  
Mikhail Vasylevich Slonovsky

The article analyzed the main approaches to the concept of “professional-qualification requirements for a public servant” by systematized approaches to professional qualification requirements. The proposed systematization of the specified requirements, in particular, the following blocks are allocated: requirements to the person; communication qualities; professional qualities; social qualities; ethical qualities. The analysis of literature on the issues gave grounds to determine that the professional qualification requirements of a public servant are a set of qualities, knowledge, skills, skills directly related to the process of performing a public service (performed in the performance of their official duties) and affect the effectiveness and performance of activity. The normative-legal documents on the issues of formation of professional qualification requirements for public servants are analyzed. It is emphasized that there are only typical requirements for civil servants of the categories “A”, “Б”, “B” and there are no such requirements for officials of local self-government. It is grounded that the main qualities for the category “B”, that is, the performers, are the understanding of the mission of the state body, where it operates, the ability to perform qualitatively the tasks assigned to it by the direct leader, to understand the importance of this work, the focus on the result, the ability to work with people, understanding the needs of the population in services, the ability to find contact with the population, etc. It is determined that one of the basic factors of development of personnel of the public administration system is the definition and strict regulation of the professional qualification requirements of specialists. Since such requirements outline the mechanisms of personnel development, focus on the formation of professionally significant qualities for a public servant, they provide an opportunity to see the “way” of forming a qualitative staff of public administration. It is noted that there are such approaches to distinguishing requirements for public administration personnel: firstly, a competent approach — when a set of competencies is determined, which should be characteristic of the employee in a certain position. Secondly, the set of qualities of the employee (listed qualities of the employee, which should be inherent in a specialist). Thirdly, the list of specialist’s powers in the system of public administration.


Author(s):  
Igor Vukonjanski

Human resources management in the public administration of the Republic of Serbia is a combined model of good practices from the European administrative area and the remaining stereotypes from pre-transition period. Introduction of the public servant system with all features of contemporary public servant related legislation was a necessity that accompanied overall reform of the public administration in Serbia. The process of introducing human resources management function in the Serbian public administration has been encumbered with application of two different legal models that define the status of public servants: public servant related legislation is applied to employees in executive branches of the central government (ministries, government departments and offices), and the status of employees in city and municipal administrations is stipulated in obsolete laws, adopted over 20 years ago. It should be noted that employees in public sector are still prone to old habits in their work, which altogether reduces successful reforms in this area. This paper provides a description of the current state of affairs and opens certain questions: whether the modern human resources (HR) management in Serbia’s public sector is understood and accepted in the right way; and whether it is possible, by means of applying specific methods, to strengthen awareness of public employees concerning their actual position and responsibility to establish a new public administration, adjusted to the citizens’ needs, requirements and expectations. Relying on a decade-long personal engagement in this field, the author analyzes the current circumstances and provides critical remarks and recommendations.


Author(s):  
Iryna Sochynska-Sybirtseva

Within the strategy for reforming public administration, priority is given to the issues of personnel competence in the public service. It is in this context that the main directions of personnel reforms in the framework of the state personnel policy have been determined, since the competitiveness and socio-economic development of the state depends on the quality level of staffing, the professionalism of the public servants. The results of research by scientists give grounds to assert that the management of public service personnel today is carried out without taking into account the systematic assessment of public servants. Reducing professionalism, insufficient level of staff involvement and satisfaction negatively affect the performance of government agencies. As practice shows, the public servants, for various reasons, are not engaged in the systemic development of their professional level. Given the high level of intensity of professional activity, specific difficulties in the public service, problems in the personal and professional development of public servants complicate the process of disclosing human potential. The article defines the essence of the competence-based approach, characterizes the constituent elements and features of the assessment of public service personnel and substantiates the possibility of introducing the competence-based approach to the system of assessing public servants. Particular attention is paid to the definition of the "professional competence" concept. It is recommended to assess professional competence in the public administration system by measuring the specific ability: effectively carry out specific activities in the public service; use knowledge and skills in the workplace at the level of established standards; apply knowledge and skills in the uncertain and dynamic conditions of the public administration system; responsibly perform duties and achieve planned results; demonstrate the ethical and business qualities of a public servant. It is concluded that the introduction of a competency-based approach to the assessment system of public servants should be based on the use of innovative technologies in higher education, in the direction of introducing a new generation of standards. This approach is the basis for the development of a passport for a public servant position with a clear definition of professional competencies for each of the positions in the public service.


Author(s):  
O. Stets

The article is devoted to the study of the essential features of the head of the public service in a state body as a subject of public service legal relations. It is found that depending on the nature of the powers that determine the role and degree of participation of public servants in the exercise of public power functions, there will be a different range of rights and responsibilities of managers, specialists, executors. Given the great diversity of public servants, the scope of their powers affects the content of the legal status of a public servant, but not the fact of his belonging to the public service. It is established that the head of the public service in a state body has: a) the general status of a citizen of Ukraine; b) sectoral status within the framework of official law – the status of a public servant; c) a special status within the framework of official law, which is mediated by the nature of the powers granted – the status of the head of the public service in a state body. The substantive features which characterize a public servant who has acquired a special legal status of the head of the public service in a state body are singled out: 1) he is assigned to public servants; 2) he holds the highest position of public service in a state body; 3) he is obliged to perform a special type of duties that are an element of authority: a) in matters of public service and b) organization of work of other employees in this body. Attention is paid to the fact that each head of the public service in a state body is an official authorized to perform organizational and administrative functions, but not every official is the head of the public service in a state body. A possible algorithm for finding a higher position in a state body is identified: a) if there are positions in a state body that fall into different categories, the highest position in a state body will be held by the public servant who replaces a category “A” or “B” (in the absence of positions classified in category “A”); b) if there are positions in a state body that are assigned to one category, the highest position will be held by the public servant whose position is assigned to the highest subcategory.


2021 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-69
Author(s):  
Yu. Kim ◽  

Object: It is a social relations, developing in the sphere of formation of the civil service in the Republic of Kazakhstan. National and other countries experience indicate that it is impossible to create an effective public service system without developing scientifically based and verified concepts and features of personnel management in the public service system, which would eliminate systemic contradictions in the legal regulation. The growth of scientific interest in the problems of theory and practice of public service has objective grounds of the study. Methods: Methods of grouping and classification, as well as methods of mathematical modeling, were used in the processing and systematization of data. An econometric model was constructed. Findings: While investigating the features of personnel management in the system of civil service of Kazakhstan, it was revealed that the civil service is based on certain principles, on the basis of which it is possible to carry out personnel planning to respond to changes in the needs of the public service. The authors hypothesized, there is a relationship between the indicator "Services in the field of public administration; services in the field of mandatory social security" and the factor "The list number of employees in the field, mandatory social security" and "The average monthly salary of civil servants". A regression analysis was performed to prove or disprove this hypothesis. Conclusions: Based on the analysis we can say with confidence, the hypothesis put forward about the relationship between the indicators in previous stage are confirmed. The authors comes to the conclusion that the staffing of civil servants is a necessary management process, since the effectiveness of the activities of public authorities is largely determined by the quantity and quality of resources for effective public administration


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 1919-1923
Author(s):  
Tatijana Ashtalkoska-Baloska ◽  
Aleksandra Srbinovska-Doncevsk

A number of abuses of power and position, daily committed for acquisition of unlawful profit, beyond of permitted and envisaged legal jobs, starting from the lowest level, to the so-called, daily corruption, which most often is related to existential needs and it acts harmless, not even grow into another form, to one that uses such profits as the main motive for generating huge illegal gains for a longer period of time, by exploiting and abusing high social position, corruption in public sector, but today already in private sector too, are part of corruption in the broadest sense, embracing all its forms, those who do not enter in zone of punishment and those who means committing of serious crime. It has many forms, but due to focusing on a particular problem, as a better way to contribute a solution, this paper will focus on the analysis of corruption in the public administration in the Republic of Macedonia, and finding measures for its prevention and reduction, which we hope will give a modest contribution to its real legal protection, not only in declarative efforts in some new strategy for its prevention and suppression.


Communicology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-88
Author(s):  
D.A. Kemenev

The article investigates the imageological aspect of mentor’s communicative competence in public service and reveals the communicative functions of mentor’s image in relation to the mentees. The author determines the communicative skills necessary for the mentor in all processes and stages of this personnel technology. Based on the analysis of scientific publications, the author discloses and justifies the role models of mentor’s behavior in relation to the mentees from the perspective of the mentor’s image, authority, and communicative competence. The author has conducted an expert survey among public servants, which allowed identify the main professional, business, moral, psychological, and integral qualities that are the most effectively developed by the public servant in the process of performing mentor’s functions. As a result, the author suggests a structural-logical model of the communicative competence of a mentor in the public service in the process of perceiving its communicative knowledge, skills, and competencies for achieving the effectiveness of mentoring.


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